Where does “molécule” come from?

molécule (French) comes from New Latin molecula, from Latin mōlēs — multitude, mass (of material).

molécule (French): molecule

Definitions

  1. molecule

Ancestry of “molécule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinmoleculaa molecule; molecule
2Latinmōlēsmultitude, mass (of material)

Words derived from “molécule”

Every word from Latin mōlēs →Every word from New Latin molecula →